1. Buddy Book Home Reading Log: Every night your child should pick a "buddy" to read the book to him/her then remember something about the book to tell the class the next day during our snack time "Book Talk." You or your child should write the title of the book on our monthly "Buddy Book Reading Log" found on the back of the Read-To-Me form. The person who reads the book to the child should sign/initial their name. Keep the form in the "buddy book" baggie.
2. The Read-To-Me Home Reading Project is sent home at the beginning of each month. You should record all the books you read to your child. Your child should also write down any books he/she "reads" to you, including any books we make in school and practice reading to our small group. Place an *asterisk next to any book your child reads to you. Place "tally marks" next to a title that is read over and over. Every month your child will earn a bookmark, a pencil or a similar reward for reading at home. Keep the form in the "buddy book" baggie.
3. Your child's Book Treasure Box is a place to keep every book we make in school that comes home. Please find a place to keep it so your child can easily find it and use it. As his/her book collection grows, encourage your child to read one book to you every day for practice at home. Titles may be added to our monthly Read-To-Me form that is on the back of the "Buddy Book" reading log.
4. Family Homework is sent home on Monday (or the first school day of the week) and should be completed and returned on Friday (or Thursday, if there is no school on Friday.) Your child earns a sticker on our classroom homework chart. Family Homework is kept at school and made into a Memory Book in June.
5. Letter Printing Homework is sent home on Monday to practice what we learned in our handwriting lesson in our small group. Your child should practice printing the letter, in pencil, and return the paper the following day.
Letter Guessing Homework - On the back of the "Letter Printing Homework" your child should draw a picture of something that begins with that letter sound then should guess how the word is spelled. After your child writes down his/her letter guesses, you should write the word correctly under the child’s writing to show him/her how close he/she came to spelling it correctly.
6. Math Homework is sent home on Tuesday. Your child should do the worksheet and return the paper the following day.
7. A Math "Home Link" is sent home on Tuesday. Each Home Link suggests math activities for family members and children to do together sometime during the week. These informal activities promote interest in real math and help young children develop their thinking skills. It is not necessary to return the paper.
8. Show and Tell Guessing Game: We are not doing Show and Tell this year on a regular basis. We will send a note home when we do this as a special activity. We will have a "Community Circle" every week to take the place of Show and Tell.
2. The Read-To-Me Home Reading Project is sent home at the beginning of each month. You should record all the books you read to your child. Your child should also write down any books he/she "reads" to you, including any books we make in school and practice reading to our small group. Place an *asterisk next to any book your child reads to you. Place "tally marks" next to a title that is read over and over. Every month your child will earn a bookmark, a pencil or a similar reward for reading at home. Keep the form in the "buddy book" baggie.
3. Your child's Book Treasure Box is a place to keep every book we make in school that comes home. Please find a place to keep it so your child can easily find it and use it. As his/her book collection grows, encourage your child to read one book to you every day for practice at home. Titles may be added to our monthly Read-To-Me form that is on the back of the "Buddy Book" reading log.
4. Family Homework is sent home on Monday (or the first school day of the week) and should be completed and returned on Friday (or Thursday, if there is no school on Friday.) Your child earns a sticker on our classroom homework chart. Family Homework is kept at school and made into a Memory Book in June.
5. Letter Printing Homework is sent home on Monday to practice what we learned in our handwriting lesson in our small group. Your child should practice printing the letter, in pencil, and return the paper the following day.
Letter Guessing Homework - On the back of the "Letter Printing Homework" your child should draw a picture of something that begins with that letter sound then should guess how the word is spelled. After your child writes down his/her letter guesses, you should write the word correctly under the child’s writing to show him/her how close he/she came to spelling it correctly.
6. Math Homework is sent home on Tuesday. Your child should do the worksheet and return the paper the following day.
7. A Math "Home Link" is sent home on Tuesday. Each Home Link suggests math activities for family members and children to do together sometime during the week. These informal activities promote interest in real math and help young children develop their thinking skills. It is not necessary to return the paper.
8. Show and Tell Guessing Game: We are not doing Show and Tell this year on a regular basis. We will send a note home when we do this as a special activity. We will have a "Community Circle" every week to take the place of Show and Tell.